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Notebooks

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 80 Collections and/or Records:

F. B. Peck Limestone Notebook

 Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0190
Abstract

Frederick Burritt Peck, a geologist, created a notebook detailing information regarding the Vanport Limestone in Lawrence County in Pennsylvania. His preliminary report is divided into different topics about the limestone from its availability to its general description. The destination of the report is unknown.

Dates: 1898 to 1955
Found in: Lehigh University Special Collections

Farmersville Church Record Book

 Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0186
Abstract

Farmersville Church (currently known as St. John’s Farmersville Church, Easton, Pennsylvania) record book that contains information in several handwritings on weddings, baptisms, funerals for the year of 1877.

Dates: 1877
Found in: Lehigh University Special Collections

Frank Oliver Dufour Notes

 Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0189
Abstract This manuscript primarily presents the civil engineering problems from Prof. Mansfield Merriman’s class on “Materials of Mechanics.” Also, included in the notebook is a curious collection of “recipes” for making beer, brick, bread, glass of various types, coloring pottery, glycerine, descriptions of various telegraph systems: duplex differential method as perfected by Frischer, duplex bridge method perfected by Dr. Muirhead, and the Atlantic Cable System as well as a blueprint from the...
Dates: 1896-19??
Found in: Lehigh University Special Collections

Genealogical Documents Related to Lehigh University President Charles Russ Richards

 Collection
Identifier: SC MS0267
Abstract

Interesting display of genealogical research establishing Lehigh University President, Charles Russ Richards, related to noteworthy inventor and engineer, James Watt.

Dates: 1833 - 1941; Majority of material found within 1833 - 1941
Found in: Lehigh University Special Collections

George and Helen Papashvily Archives

 File
Identifier: SC MS 0090
Abstract

George and Helen Papashvily Archives consists of manuscripts, correspondence with publishers and agents, and clippings of articles Helen Papashvily wrote. Also included are photographs of George's sculptures, exhibition catalogs and programs, and correspondence concerning his ventures. The third section of the material includes cartons of letters from readers, fans, and friends; a box of slides and other ephemera, including the two hoods from their honorary degrees.

Dates: 1996
Found in: Lehigh University Special Collections

Girdler Family Records

 Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0247
Abstract An extensive collection of correspondence, information and genealogical searches made by current family members to trace ancestors into the Seventeenth Century when it is believed the first of the Girdlers came to the American colonies. The early ancestors settled in Marblehead, Essex County, Massachusetts and were involved in the mariner trade as sailors, masters and captains of merchant ships. Perhaps the most famous was Lewis Girdler, master of the “Betsy” who was a licensed privateer...
Dates: 1783 to 1995; Majority of material found within 1802 to 1915
Found in: Lehigh University Special Collections

Harvey Bassler Papers, 1900-1968

 Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0019
Abstract Correspondence, handwritten and also edited transcription of diaries and records of the donation of his personal library of Harvey Bassler, who was a geologist for Standard Oil Company in Peru, from 1920-1932. Included are the diaries and other notes he took on his field trips in Peru, an edited copy of the diaries and the duplicated compilation of the diaries written by Bradford Willard in 1965-1966, as well as much personal correspondence during the period. Also included is a list of the...
Dates: 1900-1968; Majority of material found within 1926-1939
Found in: Lehigh University Special Collections

Helen Cornelison Interior Design Sketchbook

 Collection
Identifier: SC MS0361
Scope and Contents Her Sketchbook of Interior Designs contains exquisitely drawn illustrations of architectural features, interior room design, jewelry designs, lamp shade design and furniture, along with some class notes and brief histories of particular furniture design eras, ie: Louis XIV and XVI, Elizabethan, Sheraton, Chippendale, etc.. Collection contains 45 pencil drawings on stained heavy ivory paper bound in a greyish brown buckram two ring binder measuring 27.5 x 21 x 2.5 cm wrapped in a mylar...
Dates: 1915 - 1919; Majority of material found within 1915 - 1919
Found in: Lehigh University Special Collections

Henry K. Wetherhold World War II Memoirs

 Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0081
Abstract

Henry K. Wetherhold served in the 364th Bombardment Squadron, 305th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force, from 1943-1945 as a pilot. He flew 30 missions in a B-17, all of which are described and documented in this album, including photos and newspaper clippings. Documentation of his army service, awards, etc. is included. There are also sketches, photos, notes, etc. of reunions with his group, and photos of his family, up to 1994.

Dates: 1943-1945
Found in: Lehigh University Special Collections

Howard Soule Jr. Civil Engineer

 Collection
Identifier: SC MS0414
Scope and Contents The collection contains estimates, proposals and designs for bridge projects in 19 New York towns, mostly in the vicinity of Syracuse, New York. The two folio volumes [one large, one smaller] are engineer’s bridge design notebooks most likely compiled in Syracuse, New York, c. 1871-1884 where the Howard Soule Jr. had his association; they consist of pencil sketches, entry notes and calculations with illustrations, estimates and costs. These two volumes document his estimates and proposals...
Dates: 1829 - 1924; Majority of material found within 1869 - 1884
Found in: Lehigh University Special Collections